Ironing-board



(Mode1.)

' F. G. MANLEY.

IRONING BOARD.

Patented June 1, 1886.-

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,NITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

FREDERICK GILSON MANLEY, OF SYRACUSE, NEV YORK.

IRONING=BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No; 343,045, dated June 1,1886.

Application filed April 23,1885. Serial No. 163,175. (Modeh) To all whomit may concern:

Be it known that l, FREDERICK GILsoN MAN- LEY, acitizen of the UnitedStates of America, residing at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga andState of New York,have in vented certain new and useful Improvements inIroning- Boards; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersor figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

I 5 My invention relates to certain new and use ful improvements incombined ironing-boards and step-ladders; and it consists in theconstruction and combination of the parts, as will be hereinafter fullyset forth, and specified in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved ironingboard. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section of thesame. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of 2 5 the same placed in a positionto be used as a step-ladder.

A represents the top or ironing-board proper, which is provided on itsunder side with transverse pieces a a a, arranged at suitable inter- Toone end of the board A is secured, by means of hinges B B, bars 0 C,which bars are beveled or inclined at their lower ends, as shown at c.The bars 0 G are connected to each other by cross-bars d, e, f,

3 5 g, h, and i. The cross-bar d is rigidly attached near the upperedges of the bars 0 O, and-the cross-bar e is located near the same,buton the under side of the bars G C. To the ends of the crossbar e arepivotally attached legs D, which rest against shoulders formed on thebare and against the side pieces, 0 O. The legs D D, which are pivotedto the cross-bar e, are thoroughly braced to each other by diagonalpieces d, and the legs are further con- 5 nected to each other by acrossbar, D, there being pivoted near the center of said bar one of thesections it of a jointed brace-piece, K, the opposite end of thisbrace-piece being pivoted to the cross-bar f. The brace-piece K consistsof two sections, k k, which are pivoted to each other by a bolt, 01, thesection it being provided at ltS end with a pin, a, which engages with arecess in the section k. The sup ports E are pivoted to the ends of thecrossbar i, so that their projecting ends will abut against thecross-bar I1, the upper ends of said supports E E resting against thecross-bar 0., attached to the board A. To the center cross bar, I, isattached or pivoted the section Z of a brace-piecc, L, which carries atits end a turnbutton, m, which comes into contact with the edge of thesection Z of the brace-piece L, which is pivoted to the cross-bar g. Thesections Z and Z are pivoted to each other, and provided with a pinwhich projects from one section so as to engage with the recess in theother side of the adjacent section. To the up- -per cross-bar of thesupports E is attached a hook, 0, which engages with an eye, 0, securedto the under side of theironing-board forhold- 7o ing the supports inposition against accidental displacement.

R represents a shelf or sad-iron support or tray, which is provided atits inner end with hooks r 1*,whieh engage with the bars r,which areattached to the bars 0 O and extend between the cross-bars df, parallelwith the upper edges of the said bars (3. To the end of saidiron-support R adjacent to the hooks r are attached rods S, which arepivoted to eyes 8, attached to the inner sides of the legs D. Thissad-iron support, when the legs D D are folded within the bars 0, willbe drawn inwardly,'so as to lie between the bars 0 O and flush with theend of the board A, and when the legs are lowered this iron-support willassume the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The end of this sad-ironsupport rests upon the cross-bar e,and will be braced when weight isplaced upon the same by its end contacting 0 with the lower edge of thecross-bar d. A plate, R, is secured to the bar 6, beneath the tray R,and by the said plate the tray is secured to the said bar 6. \Vhen thelegs D are folded inward, the tray slides inward, being guided by therods 0", and tilts upward against the under side of the board A. Thelegs and supports D E may be folded within the side bars, 0, which sidebars may also be folded against the board A, so that the parts will 00-I0 cupy but little space.

The improved ironing-board hereinbefore described may be employed orutilized as a step-ladder when the legs are turned within the bars, asshown in Fig. 3, in which case the C,hinged thereto,the cross-bars d, e,f, g, h,and

cross-bars h, g, D, and e will form the steps, the parts being held atan angle with each other and braced by the section L. 5 I claim 1. Thecombination of the board A, bars G G,hinged thereto,the cross-bars d, e,f, g, h, and i of said bars, legs D and supports E, pivoted,respectively, to cross-pieces e and 'i, and the IQ jointed braces K L,the parts being adapted to fold within each other, as described.

2. The combination of the board A, bars 0 i of said bars, the legs D andsupports E, pivr 5 oted, respectively, to cross-pieces e and i, thejointed braces K L, the rods r, the tray R, and rods S, as and for thepurposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK GILSON MANLEY.

